[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

"They sound great" is just your opinion. Actually, I kind of like it, too. But not at 6am roaring by leaving my wife and I clutching the the ceiling fan in our bedroom.

That's a good visual - hanging on the ceiling fan.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Robojo

On a motorcycle loud pipes save lives.

No excuse on a car. They like the attention.

I moved from a farming community where everyone went to work before the sun most days. I had to adjust my sleep schedule cause there's no way I'm complaining about someone going to work.

On the flip side, if I went to work every morning at 6am I wouldn't have a loud vehicle OR I would move out of a place where people live five feet apart. But not everyone was raised right

The loud pipes on motorcycles SAVING lives - may have been true in 1950 before automobile A/C when cars rode around with their windows DOWN. But, today the windows are up and sealed tight letting in very little sound. So, the LOUD motorcycle noise has NO FUNCTION. It just got handed down for decades with no reality. It has become an excuse and it hurts the hearing of the motorcycle rider and annoys people on the street, all the while providing NO additional safety for the motorcyclist.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Tobys Dad

I appreciate the sound of a loud engine. Turn down your hearing aids and mind your own business.

The solution would be to make a recording of a LOUD motorcycle and play it OFTEN in your OWN home.

[John Mayes]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Here in The Villages, the commercial lawn mowers are often louder than the motorcycle, cars, and trucks. I can get annoyed by lawnmowers 2 and 3 houses down from me. I will turn up my TV or music to block it out. A really aware residential area would FORCE the use of electrical commercial lawn mowers. I don't expect that here in my lifetime.

Do you do your own yard work or do you require that electric mowers are used by the people you contract?

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Here in The Villages, the commercial lawn mowers are often louder than the motorcycle, cars, and trucks. I can get annoyed by lawnmowers 2 and 3 houses down from me. I will turn up my TV or music to block it out. A really aware residential area would FORCE the use of electrical commercial lawn mowers. I don't expect that here in my lifetime.

It's the leaf blowers and weed whackers that get me.

& I agree with you (don't tell anyone). Only Electric landscape equipment should be allowed.

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

The solution would be to make a recording of a LOUD motorcycle and play it OFTEN in your OWN home.

Or, get a nice set of headphones or ear pods and listen to it 24 hours a day ... anywhere they go.

[Michael G.]

Remember a couple years ago Harley Davidsons company was posting this all over on mugs, jackets, even condoms.

The slogan was, "Screw It, Let's Ride."

Now that was attitude and intelligence at it's best.

You're not buying a motorcycle with Harley, you're buying into a cult with beards, dirty shirts, and big beer bellies.
Believe me I know, I lived in Milwaukee.

[indianahurricane]

My truck doesn't have mufflers, I like the sound my truck makes. I built it for me.

[Michael G.]

Originally Posted by indianahurricane

My truck doesn't have mufflers, I like the sound my truck makes. I built it for me.

Without any concerns about obnoxious noise to other people, nice!

[mkjelenbaas]

I am thinking they like it - not sure but thanks for asking.

[OhioBuckeye]

Load mufflers we’re cheap, they made their car sound fast or it got them attention!

[Shipping up to Boston]

There’s a YouTube channel where a group of people get together....in the dozens....and parade into subdivisions and neighborhoods of ‘Karens’ with their classic and modified hobby cars. All the other neighbors friends, families and children line the streets in solidarity of the organizers. I will post the link at some point.

IMO....if it’s without malice, I have no issue with it. If someone was idling and holding court in front of my house....different story.

[mikeycereal]

Way back when I was 21 I drove a souped-up lowrider 1968 VW bug around. After I replaced the stock fan housing with an aluminum one to "pretty up" the engine it began to have a whistling sound while driving. Perhaps because of the hole I drilled for the clutch cable to go through. A co-worker thought that I had upgraded the performance and asked if I had "gearing." Hmmm, I liked that assessment. I never minded the attention at a few stoplights, but I was also wary of driving through the quiet neighborhoods during late nights/early mornings. Ever since I changed vehicles a few years later I never missed the sound. These days I don't want to have my car attracting any noisy attention to myself and I have embraced having a quieter engine. Apparently not true for some.

[Number 10 GI]

It seems like the only thing old people can do is complain. This forum needs to change it's name, Whine of The Villages.

[Shipping up to Boston]

Originally Posted by Number 10 GI

It seems like the only thing old people can do is complain. This forum needs to change it name, Whine of The Villages.

Absolutely agree...
If it’s not uniform or to their liking....or, they don’t agree with a competing position on a topic...they pick up their ball and run home. Even the developer figured it out by welcoming families, schools and commercial spaces (Middleton/ Eastport etc). Forget the forum changing.....the ground game is about to change around here. IMO, a good thing. I applaud the developer on this ‘cultural shift’!

[Deden]

The saying goes, LOUD PIPES SAY LIVES!!!